White satin dresses with prints, ruffles and wrap ties

Graduation night, a christening, a picnic by the water

The plain wrap mini is our dressiest white one, and it’s the first we’d pull for a graduation party that starts at eight. The tie wraps your waist and sets the line of the V-neck. Long sleeves, short hem. There’s a little elastane in that satin, which helps when you’ve been sitting through speeches for two hours and the music finally starts. Silver sandals with thin straps and pearl studs finish it.

Christenings start early on a Sunday, and old churches can feel cool inside. That’s the morning for the floral midi with ruffles at the hem. We cut it from satin with 2 percent elastane, and it covers your arms and your knees. Beige ballet flats or low pumps.

A long lunch that turns into drinks is easier in the polka dot midi. It hangs loose, there’s a bow tied at the neck, and nothing pinches after three hours at the table. Pair black sandals with it, and carry a small black purse that matches the print.

For a hot July afternoon at the lake with friends, a picnic blanket and a cooler of drinks, take the strapless bandeau mini with blue flowers, plus a strapless bra to go under it. Pick that one by your bust measurement. The top has to sit snug.

Which white satin dress for your shape

Want space around your middle? Our baby doll mini, white with pink flowers, is the easy pick. It’s made from a fabric called Crystal with a silk-look shine, and from the bust down it hangs free. Full sleeves end in a cuff.

The square-neck floral mini is more about your shoulders. Tiny flutter sleeves barely cover them and the neckline shows your collarbones, which means short earrings and no necklace at all.

White shows seams and lace underneath. Smooth underwear in your own skin tone fixes that.

We sew each white satin dress in XS to XL. Our XS lines up with roughly a US 2.

Frequently asked questions

Is it okay to wear white to someone’s wedding?

Go with the florals or the polka dots. Solid white can look bridal.

What’s the safest way to wash satin?

Cool water, by hand or on the delicate setting, and keep it out of the dryer. If it wrinkles in the suitcase, steam it, or press it inside out with the iron set to warm.

Where are they in December?

They’re summer styles. From September through February the site keeps them out of view, and they’re back in March, just ahead of graduation and wedding season.

Do these come in other colors?

The same fabric comes in plenty of shades on the full satin page. Short silky cuts are on the mini satin page, and there’s more warm-weather white among our summer dresses in white.